Elton
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Elton (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elton has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 72 |
| 2007 | 88 |
| 2008 | 111 |
| 2009 | 147 |
| 2010 | 182 |
| 2011 | 182 |
| 2012 | 226 |
| 2013 | 203 |
| 2014 | 229 |
| 2015 | 242 |
| 2016 | 276 |
| 2017 | 262 |
| 2018 | 302 |
| 2019 | 327 |
| 2020 | 373 |
| 2021 | 325 |
| 2022 | 371 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 67 |
| 2004 | 97 |
| 2005 | 134 |
| 2006 | 206 |
| 2007 | 293 |
| 2008 | 410 |
| 2009 | 556 |
| 2010 | 740 |
| 2011 | 935 |
| 2012 | 1,164 |
| 2013 | 1,358 |
| 2014 | 1,590 |
| 2015 | 1,840 |
| 2016 | 2,125 |
| 2017 | 2,400 |
| 2018 | 2,709 |
| 2019 | 3,051 |
| 2020 | 3,425 |
Elton in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elton.Hi! My name is Elton.
- Elton bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Elton lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Elton i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Elton this afternoon.
- Eltons mamma är lärare.Elton's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Eltons mamma is Elton's mum.
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Questions about Elton
How do you pronounce Elton in Swedish?
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What does the name Elton mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
How popular is Elton in Sweden?
371 babies were named Elton in 2022. In 2020, 3,425 people in Sweden had Elton as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.